Why does that coffee cup thing happen?

GOBSTOPPERS!

Plastic Tubing!

10 cm in 10 minutes => 1 cm/min

Wow!… really??

2 highs and 2 lows/day => 6 hours betweenEach high and low ….

15 ft high and -1 ft low => 16 ft change

16 ft is ~5m = 500 cmand 6 hours is 6 x 60 = 360 minutes

So 500 cm/360 min …

= ~1.4 cm/minute!

and ….

The National Research Council’s Framework rests on a vision of science as both a body of knowledge and an evidence-based model and theory building enterprise that continually extends, refines and revises knowledge.

The National Research Council’s Framework rests on a vision of science as both a body of knowledge and an evidence-based model and theory building enterprise that continually extends, refines and revises knowledge.

The Next Gen Science Standards are here! (2016-17)

Long Range Planning

• Know Your Content

• Select Learning Targets• Develop Assessments (LTs => Evidence => AssessmentsLTs => Evidence => Assessments)

• Select Instructional Activities

• Evaluate Quality and Equity of the Process.

Long Range Planning

• Know Your ContentKnow Your Content

• Select Learning Targets• Develop Assessments (LTs => Evidence => AssessmentsLTs => Evidence => Assessments)

• Select Instructional Activities

• Evaluate Quality and Equity of the Process.

Long Range Planning

• Know Your Content

• Select Learning TargetsSelect Learning Targets

• Develop Assessments (LTs => Evidence => AssessmentsLTs => Evidence => Assessments)

• Select Instructional Activities

• Evaluate Quality and Equity of the Process.

Washington State Science

Essential Academic Learning Requirements

1. Systems: Fundamental concepts about systems and the ability to apply systems thinking to gain further insights into science and tech

2. Inquiry: Essential knowledge about scientific inquiry and the nature of science, as well as the ability to plan and conduct scientific investigations

3. Application: apply science and technology to solve real-world problems as well as interrelationships among science, technology and society.

4. Life, Physical, Earth and Space Science: Nine Big Ideas that all students should understand in the three domains

Inquiry in the science standards

What does the target mean to me?

Some of what the target means to me:I want students to begin to build understanding how scientists work: • how they develop questions• how they develop investigations to answer their questions• how mathematics can be used to help answer scientific questions

6-8 INQA Scientific inquiry involves asking and answering questions and comparing 6-8 INQA Scientific inquiry involves asking and answering questions and comparing the answers with what scientists already know about the world.the answers with what scientists already know about the world.

6-8 INQB Different kinds of questions suggest different kinds of scientific 6-8 INQB Different kinds of questions suggest different kinds of scientific investigations. investigations.

6-8 INQC 6-8 INQC Collecting, analyzing, and displaying data are essential aspects of all investigations..……..

Long Range Planning

• Know Your Content

• Select Learning Targets• Develop AssessmentsDevelop Assessments (LTs => Evidence => AssessmentsLTs => Evidence => Assessments)

• Select Instructional Activities

• Evaluate Quality and Equity of the Process.

How does a Grow Beast grow?

Here is a context for a possible performance assessment

I want students to begin to build understanding how scientists work: • how they develop questions• how they develop investigations to answer their questions• how mathematics can be used to help answer scientific questions

Long Range Planning

• Know Your Content

• Select Learning Targets• Develop Assessments (LTs => Evidence => AssessmentsLTs => Evidence => Assessments)

• Select Instructional ActivitiesSelect Instructional Activities

• Evaluate Quality and Equity of the Process.

The Floating CandleI wonder:• How much remains above water?• What’s the relationship between these?

• Does the percentage above change? Why?

• Does the temp of the water affect this? How?

• What if I use salt water? Etc!

Access to real-time data

using mathematics to model the weather

Some Questions:• What does the average curve look like? Why?

• Does the curve look different in different seasons?

• How often do we need to sample during the day?

• What's the typical warming rate at 6am?

• What’s the range of temperatures observed at 6am? at noon? at 6pm? Why is there greater variability in the afternoon? Is it the same everywhere?

• How is the average daily temperature curve affected by prevailing wind direction?

• How is average daily high temperature correlated with length of daylight hours?

We want people who are equipped and inclined to wonder.

What do we want?

We want people who can and will use mathematics and science effectively as tools in the construction of personal and shared meaning.

What do we want?

We want people who are equippedequipped and inclinedinclined to wonder.